Fabric-fastening device



S. JASGUR.

FABRIC FASTENING DEVICE.

APPUCATION FILED AFR.12. 1921.

1,406,390, Patented Feb. 14, 1922. 12

UNITED SAIVIUEL JASG-TJ'R, NEV YORK, N. Y.

FABRIC-FASTENING DEVICE.

1 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb 14, 1922,

Application filed April 12, 1921. Serial No. 460,697.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, SAMUEL Jasoun, a c1t1- zen of the United States, residing in New- York city, county of Bronx, borough of Bronx, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful li'nprovements in Fabric-Fastening Devices, of which the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to fabric fastening devices and refers particularly to fasteners suitable for use upon trousers.

Many devices have been devised for holding together the two sides of the frontal opening of trouser-sat the waist band, where the strain upon the fastener is considerable.

In order to meet the requirements of a fastener of this character, it must be cheap, simple in construction, readily and firmly attached to the fabric, must not have a tendency to tear the fabric and must be capable of ease of operation in coupling and un coupling. There are two general groups of such fasteners, those which are sewed to the fabric and those having extended projections capable of passage through the fabric and then turned over to prevent their withdrawal from the fabric;

Sewed fasteners are objectionable as they soon become loosened from the fabric and those fasteners which are attached to the fabric by means of ordinary tongues, or projections, tear the fabric under strain and become loosened therefrom.

The device of my invention overcomes all of these objectionable features and presents all of the advantages mentioned above.

In the accompanying drawings, represent ing modified forms of the device of my invention, imilar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is an elevationof one form of my device as applied to the upper portion of a pair of trousers.

Figure 2 is a section through the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section through the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a development of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an elevation of a modified form of my device applied to a trouser belt.

Figure 6 is-a development of the modified form of my device shown in Figure 5.

The particular form of my device, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, comprises a sheet, or blank, of flexible material,

such as, metal, composed of two integral members 10, 11, capable of being folded along the line, in order that the two members, 10 and 11, may be superimposed one above the other. The member 11 has the approximately circular opening 12 extended into the elongated opening 13, and the member 10 has the circular opening 14;, the openings being so situated that the circular openings 12 and 1 1- will be in alignment with each other when the device is folded along the lines A-A.

The member 11 has an extended flange 15 around its exterior edge and extending parallel to the folding line A A, the outer edge of which is abuttable upon the inner face of the member 10 when the members 10 and 11 are folded upon the lines A-'A.-

The member 10 has a series of recesses 16, 16, 16, into which the tongues 17, 17 17 of the member 11 may be inserted when the members 10 and 11 are folded along the lines A.-A.

The members 10 and 11 have a series of holes 18, 18 which are in alignment with each other when they are folded along the lines A-A.

The application of my device to fabrics, and especially as a closing means for the frontal opening of trousers, is as follows The tongues 17, 17, 17 are bent into a practically right-angled position to the member 11, and the members 10 and 11 are partially folded upon the lines A-A. The fabric 19 is then inserted between the members 10 and 11, and these two members are folded upon each other, the tongues 17, 17, 17 passing through the fabric and within. the recesses 16, 16, 16 and are then pressed inwardly over the outer face of the member 10, thus fastening the device to the fabric 19 and maintaining the two members 10 and 11 with respect to each other. The device may be sewed to the fabric through the holes 18, 18 for additional firmness.

A button 20 is sewed to the other portion 21 of the trousers fabric. The button 20 is passed through the opening 12 and is then passed into the opening 13 where it is held by the tension upon the fabrics 19 and 21, the retention being further insured by the solid portion of the member 10 which presses the intervening fabric upon the but ton.

The modification, shown in Figures 5 and 6, is particularly adapted for fabric straps,

such as generally employedat the lower portion of each short trousers leg and comprises a sheet, or blank, composed of the two members 22 and 23, connected by the narrow member 9A. The member 22 has the opening 25 and the recesses 26,26, 26. The member 23 has the flanges 2T, 27 and the tongues 28, 28, 28 capable of insertion within the recesses 26, 26, 26 when the members 22 and 23 are folded over the member 2i.

In general construction, therefore, this modified form of my device is similar to the preferred form, first described, and its method of application is also similar, as shown in Figure 5.

I prefer to use the means described for fastening my device to the fabric, but any other suitable means may be employed.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number or arrangement of parts as shown and described, all of which may be varied without going beyond the scope of my invention as shown, described and claimed; i

What I claim is r I I. In a fabric fastening device, in comopening in the other portion of the blank capable of being in partial alignment with the other opening when the blank is folded, a flange around at least a part of the edge of one portion of the blank capable of abutment upon the other portion of the blank when it is folded and a plurality of tongues carried by the blank capable of being extended beyond and folded over the folded blank.

2. In a fabric fastening device, in combination, a foldable blank, an elongated opening in one portion of the blank, an opening in the other portion of the blank capable of being in partial alignment with the other opening when the blank is folded, a flange around the edge of one portion of the blank capable of abutment upon the other portion of the blank when it is folded, a plurality of recesses in one portion of the blank and a plurality of tongues on the other portion of the blank capable of being extended through the recesses and folded over the first portion of the blank.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York this 11th day of April, 1921. y v

, SAMUEL JASGUR. 

